Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s cryptic ‘winning’ message sparks THIS speculation
Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu's enigmatic Instagram post coincides with IPL excitement, fueling speculation. Get the details on her latest project and more.
A scintillating batting display by Faf du Plessis (96 off 64) followed by a sensational bowling spell by Josh Hazlewood (4/25) led Royal Challengers Bangalore to an 18-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL 2022 match at the D.Y. Patil Stadium, here on Tuesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis led by played a terrific knock (96 off 64) and steered Royal Challengers Bangalore to 181-6 in 20 overs.
Invited to bat first, RCB were off to a terrible start as they lost three wickets – Anuj Rawat (4), Virat Kohli (0) and Glenn Maxwell (23) inside the power play. At 44/3 after 5.2 overs, RCB were in a spot of bother but Faf du Plessis took on the mantle of batting through the innings.
Advertisement
He anchored the innings to perfection by stitching a crucial 70-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Shahbaz Ahmed (26) and a 49-run partnership with Dinesh Karthik (13 not out off 8) for the sixth wicket, helping RCB post a competitive total before getting on the penultimate ball of the final over.
Jason Holder (2/25) and Dushmantha Chameera (2/31) managed to pick two wickets each while Krunal Pandya (1/29) got one wicket for Lucknow.
Chasing a competitive total, Lucknow kept losing wickets from time to time and gave RCB back-to-back chances to make a comeback in the game. Krunal Pandya (42 runs off 28 balls), K.L. Rahul (30 off 24), Marcus Stoinis (24 runs off 15 balls) and Jason Holder (16 runs off 8 balls) tried hard but it was not enough as Lucknow were restricted to 163/8 in 20 overs, losing by 18 runs.
Apart from Hazlewood, Harshal Patel (47/2), Glenn Maxwell (1/11), and Mohammed Siraj (1/31) also picked important wickets for RCB.
(Inputs from IANS)
Advertisement
